tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324659956195254426.post2547110576743349939..comments2023-12-29T22:39:10.040+00:00Comments on Damian Flanagan's Blog: The Great Panda vs. Big CharlieDamian Flanaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09673207892262934298noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324659956195254426.post-88933253386854293142014-09-30T01:06:42.836+01:002014-09-30T01:06:42.836+01:00The disconcerting parallel with 1930s Japan, for m...The disconcerting parallel with 1930s Japan, for me, is to the extent to which the military became a law unto themselves and controlled the political nation (rather than the other way round). If the Chinese Political authorities bow to the wishes of an increasingly assertive military establishment then there will be trouble for us all.jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833970020058108021noreply@blogger.com